Nobel winner Yoshino describes vision of future sustainable society

Japanese chemist Akira Yoshino, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for contributions to the development of lithium-ion batteries, said Sunday such batteries will play a key role in achieving a sustainable society.Lithium-ion batteries "will play a central role" in achieving a sustainable society in which the environment, economy and convenience are balanced in harmony, Yoshino, 71, honorary fellow at Asahi Kasei Corp. and professor at Meijo University, said in his Nobel lecture at Stockholm University in Sweden. "Our world will change dramatically."In the lectu…READ FULL ARTICLE